{"id":350335,"date":"2020-05-15T09:30:33","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T16:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=350335"},"modified":"2020-05-15T09:30:33","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T16:30:33","slug":"anthony-smith-releases-statement-after-brutal-tko-loss-to-glover-teixeira","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/anthony-smith-releases-statement-after-brutal-tko-loss-to-glover-teixeira\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Smith releases statement after brutal TKO loss to Glover Teixeira"},"content":{"rendered":"

UFC light heavyweight contender Anthony Smith released a statement following a brutal TKO loss to Glover Teixeira at UFC Jacksonville.<\/p>\n

Smith was beaten down in devastating fashion by Teixeira for nearly 25 minutes before the referee mercifully stopped the fight in the fifth round. The stoppage was extremely controversial, as many believed the referee or the corner of Smith should have stopped the fight after the fourth round, but Smith was left to go out there for the fifth round instead.<\/p>\n

Following the event, Smith took to his social media to release a statement about his loss. Check out what Smith wrote on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Everyone is arguing about good stop, bad stop, bad corner, good corner…blah blah blah. I\u2019m still winning. I\u2019m good, and I\u2019m exactly where i need to be, doing exactly what I\u2019m supposed to be doing. All that time spent worrying about me needs to be spent somewhere a little more productive. 🤷🏽‍♂️ #Lionheart<\/a><\/p>\n

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